IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,390,178
Granted Patent B1
US 11,390,178 · App. 17/407,358 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Connector and method for use for authorizing battery charging for an electric vehicle

Inventor: Herman Wiegman (Essex Junction, VT)
Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
B60L53/16B60L53/305B60L53/65B60L53/66H02J7/00034
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Patent No.
US 11,390,178
App. No.
17/407,358
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

A connector for charging an electric vehicle that includes a housing configured to mate with an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle, at least a sensor configured to detect an attachment datum as a function of the housing mating with an electric vehicle port, and transmit the attachment datum to a computing device, a computing device configured to receive the attachment datum from the at least a sensor, receive an identification datum from the electric vehicle, generate a verification datum as a function of the identification datum and the attachment datum, and determine an authorization status as a function of the verification datum.

Claims (40)

1. A connector for charging an electric vehicle, the connector comprising:

a housing configured to mate with an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle;

at least a sensor, the at least a sensor configured to:

detect an attachment datum as a function of the housing mating with the electric vehicle port; and

transmit the attachment datum; and

a computing device, the computing device configured to:

receive the attachment datum from the at least a sensor;

receive an identification datum from the electric vehicle;

generate a verification datum as a function of the identification datum and the attachment datum; and

determine an authorization status as a function of the verification datum.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to store the identification datum in a data store system.

3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to store the authorization status in a data store system.

4. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the connector is configured to be coupled to a power source.

5. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the connector further comprises at least a direct current conductor, wherein the at least a direct current conductor is configured to conduct a direct current.

6. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the connector further comprises at least a control signal conductor, wherein the at least a control signal conductor is configured to conduct a control signal.

7. The connector of claim 6 , wherein the connector further comprises at least a ground conductor, wherein the at least a ground conductor is configured to conduct to a ground.

8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the connector further comprises a fastener for removable attachment with the electric vehicle port.

9. The connector of claim 1 , wherein generating the verification datum further comprises generating a voltage threshold.

10. The connector of claim 1 , wherein generating the verification datum further comprises:

selecting a correlated dataset containing a plurality of data entries wherein each dataset contains at least a datum of identification data and at least a first correlated authentication datum; and

generating, at a clustering unsupervised machine-learning model, the verification datum as a function of the attachment datum, the identification datum and the correlated dataset.

11. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is further configured to transmit the authorization status to a user device.

12. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the housing is further configured to mate with a test port.

13. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises an interlocking mechanism.

14. The connector of claim 13 , wherein the at least a sensor is further configured to detect the attachment datum as a function of the interlocking mechanism.

15. A method for authorizing battery charging in an electric vehicle, the method comprising:

mating, a housing of a connector, to an electric vehicle port of an electric vehicle;

detecting, by at least a sensor of the connector, an attachment datum as a function of the housing mating with the electric vehicle port;

transmitting, by the at least a sensor, the attachment datum;

receiving, at a computing device of the connector, the attachment datum from the at least a sensor;

receiving, at the computing device, an identification datum from the electric vehicle;

generating, at the computing device, a verification datum as a function of the identification datum and the attachment datum; and

determining, at the computing device, an authorization status as a function of the verification datum.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein generating the verification datum further comprises:

selecting a correlated dataset containing a plurality of data entries wherein each dataset contains at least a datum of identification data and at least a first correlated authentication datum; and

generating, at a clustering unsupervised machine-learning model, the verification datum as a function of the attachment datum, the identification datum and the correlated dataset.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein method further comprises transmitting, by the computing device, the authorization status to a user device.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein method further comprises storing, by the computing device, the identification datum in a data store system.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein method further comprises storing, by the computing device, the authorization status in a data store system.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein generating, at the computing device, the verification datum comprises utilizing an authentication broker.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: WIEGMAN, HERMAN
To: BETA AIR, LLC
Reel/Frame 058231/0070 →
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